Washington Post Peeps diorama finalists

9:47 PM,
Mar. 28, 2013

'Despeepable Congress' is a finalist in the Peeps diorama contest hosted by The Washington Post.

Written by

Katherine Boyle
The Washington Post

They say all art is imitation. According to a little-known Greek legend, the philosopher Plato said it first, after recognizing man's image in the marshmallow bunnies and chicks that sprouted up around Athens each spring.

We at The Washington Post subscribe to this tall tale, because for the seventh year, our annual Peeps Diorama Contest has proved that art, poetry and, yes, even catharsis, can be found in miniature marshmallow depictions. Reproductions of glorious oil paintings and controversial films. Replicas of iconic landmarks or reviled democratic institutions. Imitations of ...